Stories from Tuesday, December 11, 2012

FRANKLIN -- Gov. Bill Haslam last week asked Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation leaders at their convention to develop a plan next year for agricultural growth, and Marshall County farmers reacted positively. Such an economic development plan should be practical, actionable and affordable, the governor said. If farmers deliver such a plan, then the Haslam administration will be their partner in making those ideas become a reality, he said...

CHAPEL HILL -- Although it was a low-scoring battle for third place in the Duck River Valley Conference World Championship on Saturday night, the Community Middle Viqueens were able to score just enough to fend off the MTCS Middle Lady Cougars, 26-24...

CHAPEL HILL -- Two nights after scoring 28 points in a loss against the Eagleville Eagles in the semifinals of the Duck River Valley Conference World Tournament, Jackson Wisener was a man on a mission. He banked an impressive 20 points against the Liberty Patriots, boosting the Community Middle Vikings to a 43-33 win and securing third place in the tournament for the 2012 season...

CHAPEL HILL -- The Cascade Middle Champions ended their season the way they started it--perfect. The Champs closed off their perfect season with an impressive 43-29 win over Eagleville in the Duck River Valley Conference Championship game on Saturday night...

Normally, every player on a roster scoring points would be the biggest news of a single basketball game. Or even winning a game in blowout fashion -- 72-42. Despite those two feats the Community Viqueens accomplished on Saturday night against Mt. Pleasant, the night belonged to one senior on the Viqueen roster--Katie Leverette...

Rebekah Majors-Manley of Bell Buckle was one of 35 Tennesseeans lobbying Congress last week attending a White House-sponsored meeting on the fiscal cliff and lobbying Tennessee's representatives to try to avoid it. "Working Together To Avoid The Fiscal Cliff," sponsored by the White House Office of Public Engagement, brought together leaders from Tennessee and Kentucky on Dec. 5...

Young Kayden's cries told the story. Seconds after an SUV and car crashed through a wall of a U.S. 41A North business Saturday night, 18-month-old Kayden Milewski's cries filled the air. His father, Matthew Hicks, knew one thing. Under the rubble of the smashed USA Printing building in El Bethel -- where the toddler and his father were living -- Kayden was alive...

Thomas Fanning Woodroof, 75, a former Shelbyville resident, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, in Searcy, Ark. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Jim Woodroof officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.